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George Mason University researchers are working with an innovative, electricity-free drinking water treatment system in Puerto Rico that could help small rural communities gain reliable access to safe water.

George Mason University PhD candidate in environmental engineering Xiaorong Shan was selected as a COVES Policy Fellow, where she will apply data‑driven research to support environmental justice and regulatory decision‑making at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality this summer.

George Mason University BAM student Michael Smedley is carrying on a family legacy of working in water resources.

In the construction trades, engineers and builders are constantly pursuing concrete mixes that provide greater durability and strength. Moreover, concrete adaptations that are biodegradable and nontoxic with reduced greenhouse gas emissions attract even more attention. The potential cherry on top of both would be if the adaptation could result in lower production costs. 

George Mason University’s SAME student chapter is making an impact from Costa Rica to Northern Virginia, winning a national design challenge with a solar-powered water system while building local service projects and career connections in the military engineering sector.

The Sustainable Geo Infrastructure (SGI) group takes their work beyond the laboratory and into the real world...all the way to a road near (or under) you.

Diana Veronez brought her research in flood hazards and water resources from Brazil to work on her PhD in George Mason's renowned Flood Hazards Research Lab.

Researchers at George Mason University will collaborate on an NSF planning grant to develop resilience solutions and technologies. They will work with Indigenous communities, industry partners, government agencies, and six academic institutions.

New George Mason University researcher goes beyond engineering to connect communities.

From data centers to the National Geographic Museum, civil engineering student Esmeralda Martinez is building her future one project at a time. Through hands-on internships with HITT Contracting and lessons from George Mason classrooms, she’s shaping a career that blends technical skills, leadership, and a passion for construction.

George Mason University’s civil engineers are assessing the climate change challenges facing some of the world’s highest mountain ranges, creating better ways to measure the melting ice in high elevations where temperatures are rising faster than average and putting pressure on the livelihoods of fragile cultures and ecologies.

An intercollegiate study, in partnership with university Facilities, analyzes the effects of campus events and weather on local air and water quality.